A Representative from New Mexico; born in Chicago, Ill., January 28, 1955; attended Gage Park High School; B.A., 1979, Lincoln Christian College in Illinois; M.Div., Lincoln Christian Seminary, 1988; attended Murray State University, Ky.; United States Army Reserve, where he participated in the Army chaplain candidate program; special education instructor, 1980-1983; teacher and administrator of a group home in the late 1980s; minister Santa Fe Christian Church; author; teacher at University of New Mexico-Los Alamos; member, New Mexico Republican State Central Committee; delegate, New Mexican Republican pre-primary convention; managed, Santa Fe Youth and Family Roller Rink; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifth Congress on May 13, 1997, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Bill Richardson and served from May 13, 1997, to January 3, 1999; unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Sixth Congress.